This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Rhetorical Cohesion Devices – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 54 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The connotative meaning of a word A) Can be completely different that a dictionary definition. B) Is an agreed upon meaning of a word that is familiar to many. C) Can change over time. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 2. A figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or event ..... A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Allusion. D) Audience contact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 3. The art of using language effectively and persuasively is called ..... A) Persuasion. B) Arguing. C) Rhetoric. D) Complaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetoric. 4. To create a verbal picture A) Definition. B) Description. C) Illustration. D) Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Description. 5. "Did you want to tear us apart? You just brought us together."Is this juxtaposition? A) No. It's only hypohora. B) Yes. It's placing two ideas (tearing us apart + bringing us together) for the purpose of comparing & contrasting them. It's also hypophora. C) Yes. It's placing two ideas (tearing us apart + bringing us together) for the purpose of comparing & contrasting them. It's also an allusion. D) No. It's only a rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. It's placing two ideas (tearing us apart + bringing us together) for the purpose of comparing & contrasting them. It's also hypophora. 6. Excerpt:"Let us go forth to lead the land we love."-John F. KennedyWhat rhetorical device is exemplified in this quote? A) Irony. B) Alliteration. C) Juxtaposition. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 7. Repeating a word for emphasis A) Allusion. B) Parallelism. C) Repetition. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 8. Creates tone. Specific words chosen can lure a reader/audience, make them angry, drive them to action, etc. A) Diction. B) Repetition. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diction. 9. Which rhetorical device is used: "My uncle is a successful financial advisor, and he made millions investing in Gamestop. You should too!" A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 10. The repeated use of a word or phrase for emphasis A) Imagery. B) Analogy. C) Juxtaposition. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 11. Which is a rhetorical question? A) Would you trust someone with all your secrets?. B) How old are you?. C) Are you tired today?. D) How does she feel?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would you trust someone with all your secrets?. 12. Mistakes in reasoning are called ..... A) Logical fallacies. B) Logical lapses. C) Rhetorical devices. D) Reasoning issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logical fallacies. 13. What is one goal of persuasion? A) To change other's point of view. B) To make sure people do not change. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To change other's point of view. 14. What is the following an example of:And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sittingOn the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; A) Appeal to shared beliefs. B) Analogy. C) Repetition. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 15. A mom argues, "Clean up the mess in your room, Isabel!" Isabel responds, "Sister's room looks like a hurricane hit it!" Which logical fallacy did Isabel use in her argument? A) Hasty generalization. B) Bandwagon. C) Slippery slope. D) Red herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red herring. 16. Refuse to accept or be associated with. A) Catapulted. B) Reiterate. C) Repudiated. D) Perilously. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repudiated. 17. When using rhetorical appeals effectively, which approach is recommended? A) Use only logos for the strongest argument. B) Rely primarily on pathos to engage the audience. C) Focus exclusively on ethos to build credibility. D) Combine all three appeals for a well-rounded argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Combine all three appeals for a well-rounded argument. 18. Language or dialect of a particular country, region, or everyday speech. A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Classicism. D) Vernacular. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vernacular. 19. What rhetorical device is used in the following sentence:'The wind whispered through the trees, telling secrets to the night.' A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 20. What is 'tone' in writing? A) The central idea of a work. B) The writer's attitude toward the subject matter. C) The use of symbols. D) The grammatical arrangement of words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The writer's attitude toward the subject matter. 21. Which rhetorical device is used here? "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness." A) Analogy. B) Allusion. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 22. "Do you think I'm stupid or something?"Is this example HYPOPHORA? A) Yes. The rhetor asks a question and provides an answer. B) No. A question is asked, but there's no answer provided. C) Maybe. It asks a question, but what comes next isn't a direct answer to that question. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. A question is asked, but there's no answer provided. 23. "She felt like she had a golden ticket" A) Analogy. B) Anecdote. C) Parallelism. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 24. Dunkin Doughnuts, Coca-Cola and Bed Bath and Beyond are examples of which rhetorical device? A) Personification. B) Parallelism. C) Allusion. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 25. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence:Elyse Saugstad, a professional skier, wore a backpack equipped with an air bag. A) Apposition. B) Epistrophe. C) Antithesis. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apposition. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesRhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 1Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 2Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 3Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 4Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 5Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 6Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 7Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 8Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books